Austria has stopped processing asylum requests in a bid to pressure other European Union member states.The country's interior minister stated the decision is intended to spur other European nations into helping refugees entering the continent.Johanna Mikl-Leitner added that they also intended to, "stop the Austria asylum express."The application processing was suspended on Friday.The announcement comes ahead of a planned meeting of interior ministers from EU member states on Tuesday.Mikl-Leitner has renewed her demand for other countries to adopt fixed quotas for taking in asylum seekers.New applications will still be registered but they will temporarily not be processed; officials are expected to focus on deportations and repatriations.